Today I received an email with this tip (for "experienced knitters") from KnitNet:
"When I'm knitting small items like Barbie™ clothes, I take the sized ends from my interchangeable circular knitting kit (Editor's note: Denise is one brand) and put rubber stitch stoppers on the ends. I can then use them as tiny knitting needles. I do this to make working on such a small piece more comfortable and less tedious."
If anyone gets wind that I have started knitting Barbie clothes, please kill me. Unless, of course, I get a small dog named Barbie, then it is okay.
posted by Diane at 5:46 PM
7 Comments:
For the love of God, do NOT knit clothes for your poor dogs! (Even if their name IS Barbie).
Do people actually knit stuff that small?! That must take some nimble fingers!!
edit - check out the photo on the porch - the little dog gets really cold and is wearing the sweater I made her - - but I would NEVER try to get the Lab to wear a sweater
flix - only insane people knit stuff that small
Ok...well, small dogs are alright, but you're right about the lab. They never look good in clothes. Wally would be very upset if I tried to dress him.
Flix - There are books, not book, bookS of patterns for knitted Barbie clothes. There is a sect, nay, cult of knitters who
are into this certain brand of torture. I think they knit on tooth picks.
I used to make clothes for my Barbies out of old socks and tape. I can't figure out to sew much less knit. I tip my hat to you and LA.
My Barbie's were nudists. I had a period of my childhood where my mother was very concerned.
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